I am certainly thankful we did not have the 22 inches of snow accumulation we did back on or about January 24, 2000, of which I have that Blizzard 2000 hyperlinked.

My favorite type of snow is one that comes in the morning and melted away by the late afternoon.  I still have negative mental images of shoveling, digging snow and ice from our driveway and up to the top of hill in order to be able to get to work with the NC Department of Correction.  I slipped and fell several times while doing the shoveling and digging the snow and ice which formed those not so good mental images!  The Town of Wadesboro back then did not scrape and/or treat our road to the dead end where we live, but stopped at the top of the hill.  The NCDOC  didn't care how dangerous it was for you to get to work, all they were needing was a body at work and I can understand that from a management viewpoint..........grin if you must.  Those snow/ice digging days terminated with my retirement in March 2012 and thanks to our Lord for allowing me to endure those thirty-three (33) years of employment!

It is my usual and customary writing aka modus operandi to get on a "rabbit trail" aka "side tracked" which I just did and now back to this short story!

The following morning, I got the antiquated Canon 30D 35MM DSLR camera out and took a few pixs, of which I will post below:

PIXS TAKEN FROM THE DINNING ROOM/DECK

You can see the ridge line in the above pix which use to be part of the ole W. B. Moore Estate land being 134 acres +- and borders our property on two sides; West and North, which now belongs to Alan Baucom Enterprises of Monroe, NC in some type of farming coop.

PIXS TAKEN OUTSIDE

In the below pix, you can see the elevation/incline of our road to the top of the hill.

I noticed while taking the pixs, I saw a fresh set of tracks belonging to a Cottontail Rabbit in the front yard that went under the wheelchair ramp and also a set of deer tracks that crossed the road above our water main cut-off.

I went outside an hour or two later and to my surprise, The Town of Wadesboro had scraped and/or applied some type of sand/slag mixture to the entire road which will allow myself to get to the main road (White Store Road.)

During the last storm prior to this one, we lost power for about two hours and our emergency generator was brought on line.  No power outage on this snow storm as of yet!

OUR 54TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Today is my bride and my self's fifty-four (54) wedding anniversary and had scheduled a noon meal with the Gonzales family; Lisa, Xander and Miss Lily and cancelled it, but after seeing the road had been cleared, rescheduled it for 2 PM.  I plan to let Bo Jangles do the cooking today..........another grin is in order. 

I will no doubt take a few pixs of the Gonzales family and post them later.

Web published by Bill aka Mickey Porter on 01-22-2022

UPDATE:  I got busy playing with Miss Lily; e.g., tea party, hide and seek, tag, etc.  and forgot to take any additional pixs.  We all had a wonderful time and had KFC instead of Bo Jangles since they were closed due to the snow/ice.

LEAF BLOWER & ACCIDENT

Before the Gonzales family arrived, I used the leaf blower to get snow off the wheelchair ramp, but it was taking too long and got a stiff broom out and finished the job.  When finished, I placed the leaf blower on a bench on the front porch and later in the afternoon decided to put in back in its regular storage place.  Instead of taking the leaf blower off the porch and using the wheelchair ramp, I took a short cut which was a serious safety violation.

Watch this video captured via our carport security camera and you will see what I am talking about.

I am thankful to our Lord Jesus Christ that nothing was broken other than my pride.  When you violate safety and common sense, an accident is waiting to happen!  Murphy's Law never sleeps.

I like to post at every opportunity, "Two of the Greatest Ships that ever Sailed, Friendship and Fellowship" and we certainly had good prevailing winds today.  Family and friends makes life worthwhile and being in the center of God's will, prepares us for the next life everlasting!  You are either saved or lost!

Web page updated by Bill aka Mickey Porter on 01-23-2022.

WAITING FOR MORE SNOW/ICE

Below is pix taken on 01-28-2022 of a small patch of snow/ice waiting for more snow to return:

Country folks use to say, "If snow lays on the ground for a week, it is waiting on more snow."  I remember back in March 1960, here in  Wadesboro, NC, it snowed three (3) Wednesdays in a row!

Web page updated by Bill aka Mickey Porter on 01-28-2022.

MORE SNOW ARRIVED

The "ole folks" called this one right, whereas it snowed during the early morning hours of 01-29-2022 leaving an inch or two of snow at our home.

I took a screen shot from our Arlo security camera that monitors the drive way to the road and here it is:

The sand/slag mixture from last Saturday did a good job of not having any frozen stuff on our road.

Here is a video link from the same driveway security camera of a dog that came through checking on things.

GOT THE OLE CANON 30D DSLR CAMERA OUT

I went outside and took a few pixs to add to this page.

The sand/slag mixture is still working that was applied on 01-22-2022.

The snow was sticking to the leaves and trees more than the snow/ice of 01-22-2022.

I told one of my friend, this mail box tree stand is for hunters that are afraid of height...........grin if you must!

Web page updated by Bill aka Mickey Porter on 01-29-2022.

LEAVING ON A SPIRITUAL NOTE

If you do not know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, please take this moment to accept him by Faith into your Life, whereby Salvation will be attained.   

Ephesians 2:8 - 2:9 8  For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”

Romans 10:17 “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”

Open this link about faith in the King James Bible.